Highland Park man missing in Lake Michigan in Door County

Wisconsin officials continued searching today for a 45-year-old Highland Park man who was last seen Sunday afternoon in Lake Michigan after his canoe tipped over in Door County.

The man was with a 49-year-old Lisle man when the two of them went canoeing on Lake Michigan on the southeast side of Washington Island at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, according to Door County Sheriff Deputy Chief Gary Behling.

After the canoe capsized, the 49-year-old man was able to swim back to shore where he notified a friend to call 911 because the other man had stayed with the canoe, Behling said.

Officials were unable to find the man or the canoe after three hours of searching the coastline and the water on Sunday and called off the search, Behling said.

The search for the man began again at 7:30 a.m. today, officials said.